Tue, Oct 14, 2008
Will Allow Company To Focus On Building Planes, IT Provider
Says
CSC announced Tuesday it has signed a new information
technology (IT) outsourcing contract with very light jet
manufacturer Eclipse Aviation. The new agreement has a five-year
base period and three one-year options, bringing the estimated
total eight-year contract value to $106 million.
Under the new contract, CSC will manage Eclipse Aviation's
applications development and maintenance, and IT infrastructure
including, midrange computers and desktops, help desk operations,
IT security, engineering computing, voice and video
telecommunications, servers, and local- and wide-area networks. CSC
will provide these services for Eclipse Aviation's operations
globally.
"Our very deep A&D industry IT expertise and collaborative
approach provides Eclipse with the opportunity to focus on their
drive to bring very light jets to the market in an accelerated
pace," said Mark Dieterle, vice president and Aerospace and Defense
industry executive within CSC's Global Outsourcing Services
organization.
"CSC is one of the world's largest IT outsourcing companies and
it's the leader in the aerospace industry," said Ray Barratt, chief
information officer of Eclipse Aviation. "Eclipse needed an IT
company that is global and has a plethora of SAP resources to
support our company growth and effective use of IT. CSC came out on
top both from a technology and a partnering viewpoint."
CSC provides technology-enabled solutions and services through
three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions
& Services, Global Outsourcing Services and the North American
Public Sector.
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